Why doesn't Integer.parseInt(“1”)++ work in Java?

Question

I\'ve got the following line of code:

suffix = suffix.isEmpty() ? \"1\" : Integer.toString(Integer.parseInt(suffix)+1);

in a block where su

Answer 1

++ expects an assignable value, i.e. a variable. Integer.parseInt returns a value that cannot be assigned. If you need a value plus one, use Integer.parseInt(suffix)+1 instead.